Parlier man killed after being hit by car on Academy Avenue

A 40-year-old Parlier man died after being hit by a car on Academy Avenue in Parlier on Monday, the California Highway Patrol says.

Sgt. Mike Trenholm said the incident happened about 5:30 p.m. on Academy south of Manning Avenue. The man was parked on the east shoulder of Academy completing repairs to an older blue Ford Mustang that he was towing with a green Chevrolet pickup.

Trenholm said the driver of a 2000 Toyota Camry failed to see the pickup, hit it and then hit the man who was standing in the roadway. He died at the scene.

The Camry driver, a 26-year-old Parlier man, was not hurt and immediately called police, Trenholm said.